Buy U.S.-made to thwart Third World sweatshops

When people read about the tragic fire at the Bangladesh apparel factory that claimed 112 lives, they might shrug their shoulders and think that there's nothing they can do about it. In reality, the American consumer has a lot of power.

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Posted Dec. 8, 2012 at 2:10 AM

Posted Dec. 8, 2012 at 2:10 AM

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When people read about the tragic fire at the Bangladesh apparel factory that claimed 112 lives, they might shrug their shoulders and think that there's nothing they can do about it. In reality, the American consumer has a lot of power.

We can choose to support companies that still make clothes in the USA and have much better health and safety standards than Third World sweatshops.

If you think American clothing factories don't exist anymore, go check out the All American Clothing Co. of Arcanum, Ohio. It sells only American-made clothes, and it can even tell you where the cotton is sourced from for the jeans it makes. Or how about Carhartt, headquartered in Dearborn, Mich. Some of its most popular jackets and jeans are made in its own factories in Tennessee and Kentucky.

We all have the power to strengthen our economy and help our neighbor get back to work.